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Fruit Spray Schedules for the Homeowner

Common insecticide and fungicide brand names and days between last application and date of harvest

Pesticides in this publication are listed by common name. Brand-named products usually available in Missouri are listed in this chart. Undoubtedly, other brand names are available. No discrimination is intended, and no endorsement is implied. Consult the labels for appropriate rates.

Insecticides

Bacillus thuringiensis

Brand name

Bonide Dipel Dust

Days between last application and date of harvest

NoteA biological insecticide.

Carbaryl

Brand name

Bayer Advanced Complete Insect Killer for Gardens

Ferti-lome Liquid Carbaryl Garden Spray

GardenTech Sevin Concentrate Bug Killer

Gordon's Liquid Dura-Spray Carbaryl

Days between last application and date of harvest

3 – apple, pear, cherry, peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines

7 – strawberries, grapes, brambles, dewberries, blueberries

Esfenvalerate

Brand name

Ortho Bug-B-Gon Multi-Purpose Insect Killer

Days between last application and date of harvest

See label for details

Gamma-cyhalothrin

Brand name

Spectracide Triazicide

Days between last application and date of harvest

21 – apple

14 – peaches, nectarines, cherry

Imidacloprid

Brand name

Bayer Advanced Tree & Shrub Insect Control

Bonide Annual Tree & Shrub Insect Control

Gordon's Tree & Shrub Insect Killer

Days between last application and date of harvest

Applied as a drench around tree trunk. For use on apple, pear. Do not make more than one application per year.

Insecticidal soap

Brand name

Bonide Insect Killing Soap

Concern Insect Killing Soap

Safer Insecticidal Soap

Days between last application and date of harvest

Can be applied up to day of harvest.

iron phosphate

Brand name

Bonide Slug Magic

Days between last application and date of harvest

May be used up to and including the day of harvest.

Malathion

Brand name

Bonide Malathion

Bonide Fruit Tree Spray

Gordon's Malathion 50% Spray

Hi-Yield 55% Malathion Spray

Ortho Malathion Plus

Spectracide Malathion Insect Spray

Days between last application and date of harvest

Can be applied up to day of harvest. of bramble, blueberries, boysenberries, dewberries, loganberries

1 – pear

3 – apple, cherry, strawberry, grapes

7 – peaches, apricots

Metaldehyde

Brand name

Ferti-lome Snail and Slug Killer Pellets

Ortho Bug-Geta Plus Snail, Slug Killer

Days between last application and date of harvest

Apply to the soil and not directly on plants. Do not apply to edible parts or foliage.

Neem (azadirachtin)

Brand name

Bonide Bon-Neem Insecticidal Soap

Ferti-lome Triple Action Plus

Green Light Neem

Days between last application and date of harvest

Can be applied up to day of harvest.

Oil, dormant and summer

Brand name

Bonide All Seasons Horticulture Spray Oil

Dragon Horticultural Spray Oil

Ferti-lome Dormant & Summer Oil Spray

Gordon's Dormant Oil Spray

Ortho Volck Oil Spray

Days between last application and date of harvest

Can be applied up to day of harvest.

Permethrin

Brand name

Bonide Vegetable, Fruit & Flower Concentrate

Hi-Yield Lawn, Garden, Pet & Livestock Insect Control

Days between last application and date of harvest

Do not apply after apple petal fall.

7 – peaches

14 – pear, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries

Pyrethrins

Brand name

Bonide Liquid Rotenone-Pyrethrins Spray

Gordon's Garden Guard

Green Light Fruit Tree Spray

Spectracide Garden Insect Killer

Days between last application and date of harvest

1 – all fruits and berries listed

Spinosad

Brand name

Ferti-lome Borer, Bagworm, Tent Caterpillar & Leafmiller Spray

Bonide Captain Jack’s Deadbug Brew Concentrate

Days between last application and date of harvest

1 – nectarines, strawberry

3 – bramble, blueberries, loganberries, gooseberries, current

7 – apple, cherry, plum, grapes

14 – peaches, apricots

Fungicides

Bordeaux mixture

Brand name

Gordon's Bordeaux Fungicide

Days between last application and date of harvest

See label for details.

Captan

Brand name

Hi-Yield Captan Fungicide 50 percent WP

Bonide Captan 50 percent WP

Bonide Captan Fruit & Ornamental

Gordon's Liquid Fruit Tree Spray

Days between last application and date of harvest

See label for details.

Chlorothalonil

Brand name

Bonide Fung-onil Multipurpose Fungicide

Ferti-lome Landscape & Garden Fungicide

GardenTech Daconil Fungicide Concentrate

Hi-Yield Vegetable, Flower, Fruit and Ornamental Fungicide

Days between last application and date of harvest

See label for details.

Copper

Brand name

Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide RTU

Days between last application and date of harvest

See label for details.

Lime-sulfur

Brand name

Bonide Lime Sulfur Spray

Days between last application and date of harvest

See label for details.

Mancozeb

Brand name

Bonide Mancozeb Flowable

Days between last application and date of harvest

66 – grapes

Myclobutanil

Brand name

Spectracide Immunox

Days between last application and date of harvest

14 – apples, grapes

7 – peaches, apricots, plums, nectarines

Propiconazole

Brand name

Bonide Infuse Systemic Disease Control

Days between last application and date of harvest

Start applications in early spring, and spray every 21 days, making no more than 4 applications.

Streptomycin

Brand name

Ferti-lome Fire Blight Spray

Days between last application and date of harvest

Do not apply when fruit is visible.

Sulfur

Brand name

Bonide Sulfur Plant Fungicide

Ferti-lome Wettable Dusting Sulfur

Days between last application and date of harvest

Can be applied up to day of harvest.

Thiophanate-methyl

Brand name

Ferti-lome Halt Systemic Spray

Days between last application and date of harvest

Can be applied up to day of harvest.

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